Sled



W. KAITTILA.

I SLED APPLICATION FILED MAY 13. I920.

Patented May 16, 1922.. 1

[720672 zor UNITED STATES WILPPU KAITTILA, Cull PATENT mFlillii.

GRAYLING, JlZlICHIGANi SLED.

To all whom it concern Be it knovvn that I, lVILrrU ll arlvrrm,v a citizen of Finland, residing at Gray line, in. the county of Crawford and State oil? Michigan, have invented certain new and useiul Improvements in Sleds of which the tollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to ini 'n'o'veinents in sleds and more particularly to childrens sleds in Which the rider stands upon a pair of foot rests arranged upon the runi'lers and holds to or guides the sled by means of a handle bar arranged in advance oi? the loot rests. A further object is the provision of a foot-controlled brake readily operated by the rider to check the speed of the sled While coasting, etc. lVith the foregoing and other objects in View the invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawing; which :lnrms a part of this specification. and in WlllOl1- Fig. l is a perspective view oi? iny ireproved sled.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged iragmenta r view illustrating the combination oil foot rest and brake.

Fig. 3 is an end View oi Fig. 2.

Like reference characters denote corre sponding parts throughout the several views.

My sled comprises the runners 1. 2 con-- nected by the end bars 3, l Clamps 5 se cured to the runners carry the uprights 6 which are connected by the tie rod 7, said uprights carrying the handle bar 8" Adjacent the clamps 5 and in a direction toward the rear end of the runners are the loot rests 9 and 10, the foot rest 9 being rigidly secured to the runners 2 by braces 11. The foot rest 10 is provided with a plate that is formed with dowuturned ends connected by pivot bar 13 to the upturned ends of the plate 14 arranged upon the upper edge oi.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1922 19%). Serial No. 381,0Elll.

the runner 1. Supporting; bars secured to the relatively inner lateral face oi? the runner l extend obliquely upward therefrom and at their free ends support the foot rest l0 at one oi its lateral edges Upon the opposite side oi the runner 1., with relation to The side oi the foot rest 10 adapted to rest upon the bars is heavier than the brake-supporting; side, or the foot rest may be supported oil longitudinal center so that normally the brake head is retained oil the ground. The rider, to put the brake in operation, presses down with one foot, or rests his Weight, upon the bralie-supporting; side of the foot rest and so tilts it and drives the brake rod into operative engagement with the road.

hat is claimed. is

In a sled a foot rest pivotally carried by one of the sled runnera angle bars secured to one side of the sled runner for supporting engagement with one lateral edge oi. said :foot rest, a guide bracket secured to the oppositeside of said runner, and a brake rod pivotally carried. by said foot rest and entending through said tional en position 0.. said foot rest.

In testimony that I claim the :lioregoinp; as my own have hereto ailixed my signa ture in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

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ll itnesses O. P. Scnummmn O. Penman,

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